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The Next Web Conference

April 14, 2011 in Events

Date: 27-29 April 2011
Location: Amsterdam / The Netherlands / Westergasfabriek, Pazzanistraat 41
Cost: Full conference pass € 999,00, one day pass € 395,00
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The Next Web brings together the best audience and companies from Europe and the US to discuss the future of the web and mobile.

The Next Web has a soul, a vibe that is shared amongst the speakers, the attendees, the partners and the organizers. Something you have to have experienced before you can put a finger on it.

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Smarter music on the web

December 19, 2010 in News Roundup

Music_MeterEdward James Bass, the editor of music technology news site Audio Silver Lining, has listed some interesting web apps that make the most of, and contribute towards, increasing music data on the web.

One of the most interesting examples is a service called The Echo Nest.

The US-based “intelligent music platform” analyses and extracts information about songs such as tempo and rhythm as well as what’s being said about the song and the artist across the various social services on the web.

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Christmas shoppers login online

December 17, 2010 in News Roundup

christmas_presentsNew figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal record high internet sales last month as more consumers go online to do their Christmas shopping.

During November, internet sales made up 10.5% of all retail sales, the Guardian reported. The figures, which are based on overall takings, could also be interpreted as indicating that more expensive goods are being bought online.

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Crosssover Collections and Archives

December 9, 2010 in Events

Date: 16-22 January 2011, from 9:55am – 6:00pm
Venue: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road
London, NW1 2BE, UK
Cost: FREE
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How can the stories and histories, the hidden gems and treasures contained within archives, museum, library and gallery collections inspire innovative uses of digital media? Do you have the skill and imagination to devise crossplatform or transmedia projects that can engage new audiences, making archives and collections accessible using IPTV, the web, mobile or other platforms?

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Search semantically with Wolfram Alpha

November 25, 2010 in News Roundup, Uncategorized

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One example of what computers can do with data they understand is an ‘answer engine’ called Wolfram Alpha.

What’s special about Wolfram Alpha is that it solves factual queries directly instead of offering a page with potential sources for the answer as normal search engines do.

Wolfram Alpha computes the answer from structured data and provides answers and relevant visualisations from a core knowledge base of curated, structured data.

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What does the future hold for the 20-year-old Web?

November 25, 2010 in Features

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After making it through its teenage years, the World Wide Web is getting ready for the huge task of organising all of its information.

Last Monday, to mark the 20th birthday of his creation, Tim Berners-Lee published an article in the Scientific American.

“The Web is critical not merely to the digital revolution but to our continued prosperity—and even our liberty. Like democracy itself, it needs defending”, Berners-Lee opened.

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How to deploy the web as your marketer

October 14, 2010 in Features

Richard_The_NovelThe viral nature of the Web 2.0 is every marketer’s dream. With the right kind of content and a bit of luck, millions of potential customers are just one shared link away.

For those with small marketing resoures, the web offers a free playing field. But what is it that you’re actually supposed to do there? Where should you start with a low-budget marketing campaign?

We asked Ben Myers, the Durham-born music journalist, whose second novel, ‘Richard‘, about Manic Street Preacher’s Richey Edwards, is just about to hit the shops.

Ben took us through step-by-step how he went about organising the book’s publicity campaign on the web.

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HDLive Conference

October 13, 2010 in Events

Date: 4 November 2010
Venue: University of Hull Business School, Cottingham Road, Hull
Cost: £95, Students £45
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The event is for anyone who has an interest in the wonderful world of digital and the web. The speakers and topics will be of interest to designers, developers, small and large businesses, individuals and agencies.

We are sure that, whatever your level of knowledge you will find all of the sessions enjoyable and informative.

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The internet before Google

September 30, 2010 in Features

old_computer (1)Last Monday, Google celebrated its 12th birthday. The search giant’s journey from a garage in Silicon Valley to a huge global success is without doubt an inspirational subject for a feature article, but we looked at what the internet was like before Larry and Sergey registered Google.com in 1997.

Dave Hartland has been working with the internet since the early 1990s. Currently the director of a staff development organisation JISC Netskills based at Newcastle University, Dave’s first job in IT was in 1991 as a user support officer for Mailbase, a national email-based internet service.

We asked Dave to talk about the early days of the internet and life before Google.

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Freelance Web Designer / HTMLer

June 30, 2010 in Jobs

Company: Industrial Strength
Location: Gateshead
Salary: Good daily rates depending on experience
Type of work: Freelance
Ref: NMM

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Industrial Strength, the company behind New Media Monthly, is a growing digital agency based in Gateshead. We would like to add a dedicated Web Designer/HTMLer to our team. Typically you will work in a small team with a designer, developer and project manager, ideally from our office (but we are flexible!).

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